Are you looking for a good cheap laptop? Well if you are in the market to find a good laptop on a budget the Compaq Presario T2330 may be the way to go. Recently, we published an article that featured 7 laptops that can be purchased for under $600, and we have decided to cover the T2330 in a little more depth.

As with all cheap laptops, the Compaq Presario is designed for light to moderate use such as surfing the Internet, light word processing, listening to music and watching the occasional movie. If you are running a home business, using the laptop for work, into hardcore gaming, enjoy web programming and graphic creation or you are just a very heavy user in general, we would suggest that you look at some of the wonderful laptops in a little higher price range as the Presario T2330 is just not equipped to handle these activities well.

Below we will break down some of the features included with the Presario T2330:

1gb DDR2 Memory - This is a great feature that Compaq has included. Many of the budget priced laptops in the sub $500 range only come with 512mb of memory, and if 1gb isn’t enough this laptop is also upgradeable to 2gb after purchase. This is more than enough memory for the laptop to function well, quickly open applications and perform the basic multitasking functions we all do. Many of the more expensive laptops on the market only come with 1gb of memory so this is really a good value.

Windows Vista Home Edition - Many of you are just itching to get your hands on Microsoft’s new Vista operating program, and the Presario T2330 comes with it. Now, anytime we are talking about Windows Vista, we like to mention that while it is a very attractive operating system, it is also very graphic heavy and can drain resources quickly. Many of you probably won’t notice any difference and the 1gb of memory is more than enough to hide the Vista hog, but should you choose to, you can always change it to Windows XP if you prefer.

Multi format DVD+RW/CD-RW - This is another great feature that some of the other budget laptop models don’t come with. What this means is that you can setup your own little media station right there on your laptop. You can burn your favorite music onto CD or your favorite movie onto a DVD to share with friends and family.

15.4″ High Definition Widescreen LCD Monitor - The Presario T2330’s monitor has a resolution of 1280×800 and uses their BrightView technology which really creates a nice overall picture.

1 Year Limited Warranty - The Compaq comes with a limited 1 year factory warranty which covers parts and labor should anything happen to your laptop after you purchase it. This is a pretty typical warranty of the budget laptops, but allows more than enough time to determine whether there are any problems with the product.

The Compaq Presario T2330 also comes with:

Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor
120gb Hard Drive
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Built-in High Speed Wireless LAN
6 Cell Lithium-Ion Battery with AC Adaptor

Purchasing this Laptop:

The Compaq Presario T2330 is currently priced at a very low $499.99 and can be found in stock at most BestBuy locations. You can also find out more information about the Compaq and your nearest BestBuy location online at BestBuy.com.